JLPT N3 Intermediate
閉じる
To close things that fold shut, or to formally conclude an event.
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Other forms
閉じます polite form
閉じて te-form
閉じた plain past
閉じない plain negative
1 Verb (transitive)
To close (books, eyes, umbrellas)
Describes the act of shutting an object by bringing its parts together, typically used for things that fold or hinge.
Example
寝る 前 に 、 彼 は 静か に 目 を 閉じ た 。
Before sleeping, he quietly closed his eyes.
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2 Verb (transitive/intransitive)
To end or conclude (meetings, events)
Signifies the formal termination or wrapping up of an event, meeting, or chapter of activity.
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